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Bicycle Bob · 08-25-2010, 01:23 AM

If you remove the pedals, you'll need to make footrests. Given that the scooter had much smaller wheels, you may need a reduction gear in there, not the standard step-up from the pedal axle.

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Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	If you remove the pedals, you'll need to make footrests. Given that the scooter had much smaller wheels, you may need a reduction gear in there, not the standard step-up from the pedal axle.